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Tech Mahindra, InMobi collaborate for industry’s first video ad solution for mobile devices
MUMBAI: Tech Mahindra Ltd, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, announced a collaboration with InMobi, one of the world's leading mobile-focused Marketing Clouds, to offer the industry’s first video advertising solution for mobile, for advertisers like telecom providers and media and entertainment companies. The solution will transform mobile video advertising by enabling them to develop and distribute innovative and engaging video advertisements on mobile.
The new solution is an addition to the capitalise component of Tech Mahindra’s VU platform (Video Unlimited) that caters to 4Cs of content: Create, Curate, Circulate, and Capitalize. Through this partnership, organisations will be able to take the video advertisements created at scale with Tech Mahindra and, through InMobi, distribute them to targeted audiences through leading global mobile applications.
Tech Mahindra president, communications, media & entertainment business Manish Vyas said, “As a part of our TechMNxt charter, Tech Mahindra is committed to leverage next generation technologies and solutions to disrupt and enable digital transformation, and to build and deliver cutting-edge technology solutions. Our partnership with InMobi helps us in delivering connected experience to our telecom and media customers through the first of its kind adtech platform.”
With industry-leading attribution, data analysis and programmatic expertise, InMobi is helping brands drive real connections through in-app environments and video. Through this partnership, Tech Mahindra customers will gain access to exclusive supply through InMobi Exchange, InMobi’s in-house programmatic mobile ad exchange, as well as additional supply sources through InMobi’s Demand-Side Platform, InMobi DSP. InMobi’s commitment to transparency and verifiable measurement through trusted third parties will be available by default to all Tech Mahindra customers working with InMobi.
InMobi Group co-founder and InMobi Marketing Cloud CEO Abhay Singhal said, “We are excited to help the world’s biggest media and entertainment companies find and reach the right audiences through mobile with Tech Mahindra. InMobi’s unique data insights, precise audience segments and expertise in both programmatic and in-app environments will prove to be immensely valuable for Tech Mahindra’s customers looking to drive real connections with their consumers through mobile video advertising. Our commitment to full transparency and leading partnerships with third-party measurement and verification companies will help Tech Mahindra’s clients have the trust and vision needed to make in-app advertising work well on their terms.”
As part of the TechMNxt charter, Tech Mahindra is focused on building an ecosystem that supports collaboration in the real sense. As a step in this direction, Tech Mahindra has collaborated with some of the finest businesses, working with academia, drawing from the millennial workforce and jointly creating cutting-edge technology solutions with partners.
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Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail reshuffles top deck; Nikhil Modha to take over as CFO
Phased transition sees Marco Agnolin head OWND!, Nikhil Modha lined up as CFO as company readies next growth leg
MUMBAI: Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail is redrawing its leadership map, lining up a new generation of executives across key roles as it prepares for its next phase of growth.
The company has named Suraj Bahirwani as chief executive (designate) of Pantaloons, effective April 1, 2026, with a full transition to the top role slated for October 1, 2026. He will also be designated as senior managerial personnel.
A two-decade veteran of the Aditya Birla Group, Bahirwani joined as a group management trainee in 2002 and has since held a string of leadership roles across retail and manufacturing. His resume spans stints at Aditya Birla Retail, a tenure as chief operating officer of Pantaloons, and most recently, head of global sales at the group’s cellulosic fibres business, where he drove international expansion and strengthened value-added portfolios.
Academically, he holds a PhD from the University of Mumbai, a postgraduate management diploma from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, and is a chartered accountant. Over the years, he has picked up multiple chairman’s awards, including distinguished achiever, exceptional contributor and accomplished leader.
The transition at Pantaloons will be staged. Incumbent chief executive Sangeeta Tanwani will continue until September 30, 2026, steering the handover before moving into an advisory role to the managing director from October 1, 2026. She is set to retire on January 31, 2027, at which point she will step down as whole-time director and key managerial personnel.
Alongside, the company has brought in Marco Agnolin as chief executive of OWND! and senior managerial personnel, effective April 6, 2026. Agnolin arrives with over three decades of global experience, having held senior roles at Inditex, where he helped expand Zara in Italy, and later served as chief executive of Bershka and Diesel. His track record spans fast fashion, brand turnarounds and youth-focused retail.
On the finance side, Nikhil Modha has been appointed chief financial officer (designate) and senior managerial personnel from April 1, 2026. He will assume full charge as chief financial officer and key managerial personnel from January 1, 2027.
Current chief financial officer Jagdish Bajaj will oversee a phased transition until December 31, 2026, before retiring and stepping down from his roles.
The reshuffle signals a calibrated succession plan rather than a sudden overhaul, with the company staggering exits and appointments to ensure continuity even as it refreshes leadership across verticals.
As Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail juggles legacy brands and new-age formats, the message is clear: steady hands for the present, sharper ones for the future—and no pause in the push for scale.
